Selenite

See also: selenite, sélénite, and Sélénite

English

Etymology

Selene (“the Moon”) +‎ -ite. From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “goddess of the Moon”).

Noun

Selenite (plural Selenites)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the Moon.
   • 1901, Herbert George Wells, “The Selenite's Face”, in The First Men in the Moon:

     My first impression was of some clumsy quadruped with lowered head. Then I perceived it was the slender pinched body and short and extremely attenuated bandy legs of a Selenite, with his head depressed between his shoulders.

Synonyms

• See Lunite § Synonyms

Hypernyms

• Solarian

Translations

inhabitant of the Moon — see Lunarian

Adjective

Selenite (-)

1. (science fiction) Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians/Selenites).

   a Selenite colony

Anagrams

• enlistee, tee lines

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Selenite n

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Selenit